‘The book is inflected by a general sense of apprehension that we all have at present – an awareness of the possibility of world-ending events.’
‘We can certainly learn from the past. But it doesn’t mean that anything’s going turn out in the same way.’ Antony Beevor·4th October 2018One day I took the train to see historian Antony Beevor in rural Kent. On the drive to...InterviewsNumber 46 | What is it good for?Reportage
‘I was astonished by that silence. The eloquence of the men, the absolute silence of the women.’ Pat Barker·4th October 2018In The Silence of the Girls, Booker prizewinning author Pat Barker gives voice to the voiceless characters of...A Single BookFictionInterviewsNumber 46 | What is it good for?
